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Page 9 N Group IV: 5.000 to 10.000 Population, cont'd CITY 1940 CENSUS POP. USERS RATIO, POP. TO USERS PERIOD BILLED WATER CHARGE TO USERS ON MONTHLY BASIS Minimum Charge For 3m Gal. For 5m Gal. Garaboo, Wis. 6,415 2,010 3.2 Quarterly $ .09 $ .53 $ .83 Fort Atkinson, Wis. 6,153 1,649 3.7 Quarterly .30 .73 .97 Menomonie, Wis. 6,582 1,600 4.1 Semi-A. .67 .89 1.39 Whitefish Bay, Wis. 9,651 2,287 4.2 Quarterly .17 .61 • 90 MEDIAN for 140 Cities 4.5 $ .85 $1.10 $1.54 * Populate on served used to compute ratio of population to users. (a) The majority of domestic users in these cities are charged a flat rate for unlimited use of water. This is the rate shown here, for a 5-room house with ordinary fixtures, but not includ­ing sprinkling charges. 3 Although the majority of domestic users in these cities are charged a flat rate, meter rates are shown, since the city did not report flat rate charges. Notes The number of cases in each population group is approximately the same proportion of the total number studied as that group is of the total number of United States cities. All water charges include sewer charges and meter rents, if any; but meter installation charges are not included. All water charges are net. * * * #